No to Austerity!

[Cyclone]

But has it gone up in real terms? Or has it gone down in relation to the increased PFI payments?

 

It's gone down by any sensible measure except absolute like £/patient, £/capita.

[onewheeldave]

Is this what Supertramp is referring to?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum,_2011

Only Supertramp can answer that.

 

But, if it is, then it bears very little resemblance to the Icelandic referendum.

[hobinfoot]

Like most people I would love to see an end to austerity. But to end it means more and more borrowing above the eye watering amounts we are already doing. We are paying about £45,000,000,000 a year in interest each year. If we don't reduce it now my children and grandchildren will have to and that worries me.

[El Cid]

But has it gone up in real terms? Or has it gone down in relation to the increased PFI payments?

 

Overall health spending has fallen by £12 per person but there are variations between the different countries of the UK.

 

https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/chart/health-spending-per-head-by-country-of-the-uk

[banjodeano]

well, it looks like the Tories are listening to Labour and agreeing with them, they will be calling themselves far left soon...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/damian-green-university-tuition-fees-conservative-minister-bright-blue-think-tank-a7818891.html

Tory minister says review of university tuition fees needed as party needs to 'change hard' to attract younger voters

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40471474

Pay review bodies' recommendations for public sector jobs should be respected by ministers, Michael Gove has said.....

hahahaa...what a shambles this government is.

more evidence of weak and wobly not strong and stable...

[Michael_W]

If 'any' British government can afford to give free tuition to students at say around 27,000 quid a pop, why not offer every 18-21 year old in the country 27,000 quid then those who don't go to Uni could apply for say a business loan or something that could advance their career another way, or maybe get them on the property ladder ?

That way we are not just privileging those who choose Uni as an option .... Viva La working class

[Cyclone]

There are good reasons for society to fund higher education, not such good reasons to just give money away.

[Guest sibon]

There are good reasons for society to fund higher education, not such good reasons to just give money away.

 

But we gave huge sums to the banks. In turn they converted quite a bit of that cash into bonuses. That money ended up in the pockets of the privileged few. I don't see why ordinary young people should get a share.

 

There are strong reasons for doing as Michael suggests. A £27k start in life might just be the kick start our economy needs. It needn't be in cash. A voucher system would ensure that the money was spent productively.

[Anna B]

But has it gone up in real terms? Or has it gone down in relation to the increased PFI payments?

 

I suspect PFI is behind a lot of our financial problems.

 

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Like most people I would love to see an end to austerity. But to end it means more and more borrowing above the eye watering amounts we are already doing. We are paying about £45,000,000,000 a year in interest each year. If we don't reduce it now my children and grandchildren will have to and that worries me.

 

The baby boomer generation have only just finished paying off the enormous debt from the Second World War. I can't say I even knew about it untill they announced we'd paid it off.

 

All this about leaving our children and grandchildren in debt is just Politician's rhetoric. - Since when have they cared?

 

We've always been in debt and always will be. It's how the system works. What matters more is what politicians prioritise in their spending. When they cut back on Trident, then I'll believe they're serious about debt.

[Staunton]

We must not be fooled by the tory party's silence on tax abuse as they bluster and splutter over public sector pay restraints. It does not and should not mean a choice between increased borrowing or increased taxation. If HMRC did the job that we pay them to do there would be no such dichotomy, and no excuse for the ideological cash-grab they call austerity.